as Soll Gautier and Lukas Haas as Horace Robedaux. Lily Dale ran off-Broadway at the Samuel Beckett Theatre from November 20, 1986 to February 15, 1987. The cast featured Molly Ringwald as Lily, later replaced by Mary Stuart Masterson. It was also televised in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" series in 1996, with Masterson as Lily. Part 2, The Story of a Marriage, 1912–1917 Act 1: The Widow Claire; Act 2: Courtship; Act 3: Valentine's Day The Widow Claire was produced off-Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre from December 17, 1986 to April 26, 1987, with Matthew Broderick as Horace Robedaux and Hallie Foote as Widow Claire. Courtship was filmed in 1987 with William Converse-Roberts as Horace Robedaux. Valentine's Day was filmed and released in 1986 with Matthew Broderick as Brother, William Converse-Roberts as Horace Robedaux, and Hallie Foote as Elizabeth Robedaux. Part 3, The Story of a Family, 1918 to 1928 Act 1: 1918; Act 2: Cousins; Act 3: The Death of Papa. 1918 was produced in the 1990–91 season at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California. Cousins was first produced in 1983 at the Loft Theatre, Los Angeles, California. Death of Papa premiered in 1997 at the Playmakers' Repertory Company, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with Matthew Broderick and Ellen Burstyn. It was produced by the Hartford Stage in June 1999 with Frankie Muniz as Horace Robedaux Jr., Hallie Foote as Elizabeth Robedaux, and Dana Ivey as Mary Vaughn. Critical response Ben Brantley in The New York Times wrote of The Story of a Marriage that they "are both the starkest and most sentimental of this lovingly painted life-and-times portrait." John Simon called the cycle "absorbing and uplifting", and noted that it was "suffused with Foote’s almost uncanny humanity in portraying besetting hardships and hard-won victories, disheartening letdowns and dogged loyalties. Foote has a smiling empathy with all people." Awards and nominations Drama Desk Award Special Award, To the cast, creative team and producers of Horton Foote’s epic The Orphans' Home Cycle (winner) Outstanding Actor in a Play, Bill Heck (nominee) Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (winner) Outstanding Director of a Play, Michael Wilson (winner) Outstanding Actor in a Play, Bill Heck (nominee) Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, James DeMarse (nominee) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Hallie Foote (nominee) New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Play (winner) American Theatre Wing Henry